FOCUS/REVIEW qUESTION: Review using Schoolhouse Rock! - I'm Just a Bill

• Fill out our How a Bill Becomes A Law Flow Chart in Google Classroom

LEARNING TARGETS:

• After a bill leaves a committee what happens next?
• If a bill passes the House, what is the next step towards it becoming a signed law?
• Be able to explain the entire process of how a bill becomes a law and describe its journey through Congress.

AGENDA:

• Finish Committee Work - Keep track of what you did in your committee in Log #3 of your Congress Simulation Log (found in our Google Classroom).
• House Rules Committee meets to go over bills that passed out of committee and decide the rules for each bill.

ASSIGNMENTS:

• Complete your Congress Simulation Debriefing (See Google Classroom)
  • Be sure that your Log Book Entries 1-4 are complete.
  • This is your final grade on this simulation.
  • Be sure to answer each question thoroughly.

UPCOMING ASSIGNMENTS:

• Study for our test on How a Bill Becomes a Law: Be able to explain the entire process of how a bill becomes a law and describe its journey through Congress. - Test is THURSDAY.
  • Congress Study Guide - know this inside and out!
  • Congress Simulation Log Book
  • Congress PP
  • How a Bill Becomes a Law Quizlet Review
  • Congress Quizlet Review

FOCUS/REVIEW qUESTION: What do we have left in our study guide to cover before our test?

LEARNING TARGETS:

• Be able to explain the entire process of how a bill becomes a law and describe its journey through Congress.

AGENDA:

• Quick Caucas meeting - What bills are you hoping to see pass or voted down?
• Final Reading & Debate on Bills before the House.
  • Complete your FINAL Bill Assessment Chart (found in our Google Classroom) as you listen to each bill.
• President either signs or vetos passed bills
  
  
• Complete our How a Bill Becomes A Law Flow Chart in Google Classroom
  
  
• Go over Party & Committee Sections of Studyguide using Congress PP.
  
  
• Study for our test on How a Bill Becomes a Law: Be able to explain the entire process of how a bill becomes a law and describe its journey through Congress.
  • How a Bill Becomes a Law Quizlet Review
    

ASSIGNMENTS:

• Congress Simulation Log Book, Bill Assessment & Congress Study Guide all due by TOMORROW!
• Study for our test on How a Bill Becomes a Law: Be able to explain the entire process of how a bill becomes a law and describe its journey through Congress. - Test is THURSDAY.
  • Congress Study Guide - know this inside and out!
  • Congress Simulation Log Book
  • Congress PP
  • How a Bill Becomes a Law Quizlet Review
  • Congress Quizlet Review

UPCOMING ASSIGNMENTS:

FOCUS/REVIEW qUESTION: Put in order the steps to how a bill becomes a law. Explain to the person next to you.

LEARNING TARGETS:

• Be able to explain the entire process of how a bill becomes a law and describe its journey through Congress.

AGENDA:

• Final Reading & Debate on Bills before the House.
  • Complete your FINAL Bill Assessment Chart (found in our Google Classroom) as you listen to each bill.
• President either signs or vetos passed bills
  
  
• Go over ENTRY 4 of your Log Book: The Role of the Senate & the President.
• Go over Party & Committee Sections of Studyguide using Congress PP.
  
  
• Study for our test on How a Bill Becomes a Law: Be able to explain the entire process of how a bill becomes a law and describe its journey through Congress.
  • How a Bill Becomes a Law Quizlet Review

ASSIGNMENTS:

• Study for our test on How a Bill Becomes a Law: Be able to explain the entire process of how a bill becomes a law and describe its journey through Congress. - Test TOMORROW!
  • Congress Study Guide - missing parts? use the Congress PP Notes
  • How a Bill Becomes A Law Flow Chart
  • Congress Simulation Log Book
  • Congress PP
  • How a Bill Becomes a Law Quizlet Review
  • Congress Quizlet Review

UPCOMING ASSIGNMENTS:

FOCUS/REVIEW qUESTION: NONE TEST TODAY

LEARNING TARGETS:

• Demonstrate your knowledge on Congress & how a bill becomes a law.
• Introduction to Combined Election Simulation with Mr. William's class.

AGENDA:

• TEST OVER CONGRESS, HOW A BILL BECOMES A LAW
  • This will be taken in Quia. Click HERE to login to the Test.
  • When finished, complete your test corrections to gain back some credit for the ones you missed. How to view your results on Quia.
    
    
• Intro to Election Simulation - We are combining with Mr. William's class for this.
  • Sign up to our Election Simulation Google Classroom
    • Join our combined Google Classroom
    • Go over Roles for the Election Simulation - Which one do you see yourself as being good at? Who would you prefer to work with?

ASSIGNMENTS:

• Election Simulation Roles - Which one do you see yourself as being good at? Who would you prefer to work with?

UPCOMING ASSIGNMENTS:

• EXTRA CREDIT: Write a summary of what was discussed.  Explain what you learned or found interesting from the podcast and how it relates to what you've learned in class. (+1)
  • Listen to the NPR Politics Podcast to learn about what's going on in our government today. Listen to the podcast. 
  • Listen to the Civics 101 Podcast: Choose a topic we've recently discussed and listen to the podcast to learn more about it.
    • Want to learn more about the topics? Find out more at the NY Times Politics Page.

FOCUS/REVIEW qUESTION: Make sure you are signed up for our combined class Google Classroom if you haven't already. (see yesterday's lesson for a link)

LEARNING TARGETS:

• Find out your roles for the simulation today!
• Begin working on your research for your roles.

AGENDA:

• Assign Roles for Simulation:
  • Complete your survey on political issues.
  • Complete your questions about where you'd like to be placed for the simulation.
  • Parties and News Media - Mr. Williams
  • Regions & Interest Groups - Mr. Portenga
  • Instructions for your research & projects will be up in Google Classroom.

ASSIGNMENTS:

• Do any research work that your role requires for the simulation.
• During the simulation, you will be required to complete a Political Parties Study Guide outside of class to help you better understand the happenings of the simulation. Parts of this study guide will be due at various points during the simulation and can be worked on in class or at home. All of these study guide assignments can be found in individual Google Classroom.

UPCOMING ASSIGNMENTS: